Florida city removes rainbow crosswalk, following Sean Duffy's anti-Pride directive
But other Florida cities have shown no urgency is erasing their colored walkways.
July 18, 2025
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Fort Lauderdale Is Largest City in the South With an Out Mayor
Dean Trantalis secured a landslide victory in Tuesday's historic election.
March 14, 2018
Fort Lauderdale Honors Anti-LGBTQ+ Church; Gay Mayor Under Fire
Mayor Dean Trantalis and the Fort Lauderdale City Commission presented a proclamation honoring a church and school founded by anti-LGBTQ+ minister D. James Kennedy.
March 17, 2021
Antigay Florida Activist: Same-Sex Marriage Like Marrying a Volkswagen
The comment from Frank Wright of D. James Kennedy Ministries came after Fort Lauderdale's gay mayor had honored a related church.
March 19, 2021
A Tale of Two Gay Would-be Mayors
Remember the Fort Lauderdale mayor who wanted to spend $230,000 on a "robo-toilet" to cut down the number of men who have sex with men in public restrooms? His name is Jim Naugle, and after 18 years in office, come spring 2009, the homophobic mayor will bid adieu to City Hall. Two gay men are seeking to take his place and, in aligning themselves with Barack Obama's bid for the White House, hoping to make Florida a blue state in 2008.
October 16, 2008
Truck Drives Into Wilton Manors Pride Event, Killing One, Injuring Two
"It seems increasingly probable it was an accident," an official tweeted.
June 19, 2021
Ken Keechl, Groundbreaking Florida Gay Politician, Dead at 60
Keechl was the first out gay member of the Broward County Commission and the county's first gay mayor.
September 8, 2023
Judge to Anti-LGBTQ+ Ministry: Yup, You Can Be Called a Hate Group
Coral Ridge Ministries sued over the designation by the Southern Poverty Law Center, but a federal appeals court found its case unconvincing.
July 30, 2021
Gays Against Groomers Headline Anti-LGBTQ+ Rally in Ft. Lauderdale
The group sponsored the rally along with organizations like Moms for Liberty, which is allied with Governor Ron DeSantis.
December 4, 2022
The Advocate's Big Four Report: Florida
The Advocate continues its coverage of four swing states this week with Florida, which went red in 2004 and infamously decided the 2000 election for George W. Bush. Today's story is the first of four pieces focusing on the Sunshine State's political dynamics, LGBT concerns, and how it all will play out on Election Day.
October 14, 2008